To Hold CWC Polls or Not: Cong Dilemma Over Major Decision Reflects Unease of Gandhi Loyalists
1 year, 10 months ago

To Hold CWC Polls or Not: Cong Dilemma Over Major Decision Reflects Unease of Gandhi Loyalists

News 18  

It is not an easy decision for the Congress to go in for elections for its top decision making body, which is the Congress Working Committee or the CWC. Over the years, the CWC has become a yes-man body usually toeing the line followed by the Congress president – which meant following the Gandhis, till recently. Despite a non-Gandhi as president, it is still senior party leader Rahul Gandhi who towers over party affairs, especially after the Bharat Jodo Yatra. While the right noise is being made in favour of the polls, those who are Gandhi loyalists fear that a president with real power through the CWC being filled with his loyalists could overshadow the power of the Gandhis. Also, while the Gandhis can become lifetime members of the CWC by virtue of being former presidents, the issue is how to accommodate Priyanka Gandhi Vadra without holding the polls.

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CWC Urges Rahul to Take Over as LoP in Parliament, Sonia Re-elected CPP
6 months, 2 weeks ago

CWC Urges Rahul to Take Over as LoP in Parliament, Sonia Re-elected CPP

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Congress Working Committee unanimously urged Rahul Gandhi to assume the role of Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha during a Saturday morning meeting. In a separate evening meeting, the Congress Parliamentary Party re-elected Sonia Gandhi unopposed as chairperson of the CPP. The CWC adopted two resolutions: one lauding the contributions of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia …

CWC meeting: Congress to focus on urban voters, assess setback in states won before Lok Sabha polls
6 months, 2 weeks ago

CWC meeting: Congress to focus on urban voters, assess setback in states won before Lok Sabha polls

Hindustan Times  

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge opened the extended Congress Working Committee meeting today in New Delhi, marking the party's first such gathering following the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The voters of India have rejected the BJP's 10 years of divisive, hateful, and polarising politics.” On behalf of the CWC, Kharge congratulated the newly elected Congress members of the Lok Sabha “who …

Congress convenes CWC meet on June 8 to discuss Lok Sabha poll results
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress convenes CWC meet on June 8 to discuss Lok Sabha poll results

The Hindu  

The extended Congress Working Committee will meet on Saturday to discuss the Lok Sabha results and the future course of action. The meeting will be chaired by party president Mallikarjun Kharge and will begin at 11 a.m. at the Congress headquarters on Saturday. With the LoP’s office assured, a section of the party wants former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi to …

Congress To Kick In Election Mode Immediately, Candidates To Be Decided Soon: KC Venugopal
1 year ago

Congress To Kick In Election Mode Immediately, Candidates To Be Decided Soon: KC Venugopal

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday asserted that it would be in election mode without any delay and candidates for the Lok Sabha polls would be decided soon with the constitution of the screening committee this month. He also said CWC members also requested Rahul Gandhi to undertake a Bharat Jodo Yatra 2.0 and a decision in this regard would …

CWC meeting in Telangana: ‘Govt may advance the elections’, says Shashi Tharoor
1 year, 3 months ago

CWC meeting in Telangana: ‘Govt may advance the elections’, says Shashi Tharoor

Live Mint  

The first meeting of the reconstituted Congress Working Committee will be held here on Saturday to evolve a strategy for the upcoming assembly polls in five states and the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Reacting to the CWC meeting in Telangana, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said there are chances that the government may advance the elections, according to a report …

Today's CWC meeting to discuss upcoming elections in 5 states: Kharge
1 year, 3 months ago

Today's CWC meeting to discuss upcoming elections in 5 states: Kharge

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday said that the party's top leaders will deliberate on evolving a strategy for upcoming assembly polls in five states in the Congress Working Committee that is scheduled today in Hyderabad. This is the first meeting of the reconstituted Congress Working Committee, the party's top decision-making body under Mallikarjun Kharge's presidency. Talking …

Congress top panel meets in Hyderabad today, focus on elections in 5 states
1 year, 3 months ago

Congress top panel meets in Hyderabad today, focus on elections in 5 states

India Today  

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday said the first meeting of the reconstituted Congress Working Committee, scheduled to be held in Hyderabad today, will focus on upcoming assembly elections in the five states. "Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and all senior leaders will be present in the meeting and have discussions regarding the upcoming elections in five states and …

PM Modi, KCR two sides of same coin; BJP our principal enemy: Congress ahead of CWC Hyderabad meet
1 year, 3 months ago

PM Modi, KCR two sides of same coin; BJP our principal enemy: Congress ahead of CWC Hyderabad meet

India TV News  

Congress described Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Telangana Chief Minister Chandrashekar Rao as “two sides of the same coin” and said that the BJP is the “principal enemy” of the grand-old party and KCR’s BRS extend support to the Centre’s “anti-democratic laws” in the Parliament. Addressing a press conference here on the eve of the Congress Working Committee meeting in …

Sonia to kick off poll campaign on September 17, Rahul, Kharge to attend
1 year, 3 months ago

Sonia to kick off poll campaign on September 17, Rahul, Kharge to attend

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Congress former president Sonia Gandhi will sound the poll bugle in Hyderabad by addressing a public meeting on September 17, with Rahul Gandhi and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge expected to be in attendance, TPCC leaders said on Monday. In a conversation with mediapersons, TPCC president A. Revanth Reddy said, “The first meeting of the newly constituted CWC will happen …

CWC meeting in Hyderabad on September 16
1 year, 3 months ago

CWC meeting in Hyderabad on September 16

Deccan Chronicle  

The All India Congress Committee has decided to conduct the newly-constituted Congress Working Committee meeting in Hyderabad, Telangana on September 16. According to AICC general secretary K. C. Venugopal, another extended meeting of the CWC would be conducted the next day, on September 17, observed as Telangana Liberation Day. After the public meeting, the Congress president will flag off a …

Congress expands CWC, adds ex-‘G23’ rebels
1 year, 4 months ago

Congress expands CWC, adds ex-‘G23’ rebels

Hindustan Times  

In a significant reshuffle of the Congress Working Committee, party chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday inducted at least 20 new faces including parliamentarians Shashi Tharoor, Gaurav Gogoi and Manish Tewari, and former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot in the top executive body ahead of key assembly polls and the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. According to a second senior leader, …

Cong chief reconstitutes Congress Working Committee. Full list of members
1 year, 4 months ago

Cong chief reconstitutes Congress Working Committee. Full list of members

Hindustan Times  

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday constituted a new Congress Working Committee that will make critical decisions for the grand old party. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge This decision was taken at the 85th Plenary Session of the Indian National Congress held in Raipur, Chhattisgarh from February 24 to February 26. Here is a full list of the new CWC committee: …

Kharge rejigs CWC: Shashi Tharoor, Sachin Pilot inducted as new members
1 year, 4 months ago

Kharge rejigs CWC: Shashi Tharoor, Sachin Pilot inducted as new members

Hindustan Times  

In a major reshuffle in the Congress Working Committee, party president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday appointed leaders Shashi Tharoor and Sachin Pilot as members among 28 others, as part of the committee that will go on to make key decisions for the party. This decision comes eight months ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and was taken at the …

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge rejigs CWC, inducts Sachin Pilot and Shashi Tharoor
1 year, 4 months ago

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge rejigs CWC, inducts Sachin Pilot and Shashi Tharoor

India TV News  

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday released a list of 39 members of the Congress Working Committee. The general members of the CWC are Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh, Rahul Gandhi, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, A K Antony, Ambika Soni, Meira Kumar, Digvijaya Singh, P Chidambaram, Tariq Anwar, Lal Thanhawala, Mukul Wasnik, Anand Sharma, Adhokrao Chavan, Ajay Maken, Charanjit Singh …

Kharge to nominate CWC members as polls scrapped
1 year, 10 months ago

Kharge to nominate CWC members as polls scrapped

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The Congress has decided not to hold elections to its highest decision making body, the Congress Working Committee. The Congress communications chief Jairam Ramesh said, “Keeping in mind the political challenges facing the country and the Congress as Opposition, and the far-reaching amendments that are to take place in the Congress Constitution, the committee decided that this is …

Cong's Dilemma on CWC Polls Comes to End, Party Prez Kharge to Nominate Members for Top Body
1 year, 10 months ago

Cong's Dilemma on CWC Polls Comes to End, Party Prez Kharge to Nominate Members for Top Body

News 18  

The 3-day 85th Congress plenary session commenced in Chhattisgarh’s Raipur on Friday, with the Congress Working Committee polls in focus. The party’s dilemma seems to have come to an end as it has been decided that Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge will nominate members for the top decision-making body. Asked whether polls will be held for the Congress Working Committee seats, …

United Opposition, CWC polls, solving infights on agenda as 85th Congress plenary session begins in Raipur
1 year, 10 months ago

United Opposition, CWC polls, solving infights on agenda as 85th Congress plenary session begins in Raipur

India TV News  

Congress plenary session: Day after a dramatic political slugfest between BJP and Congress over Pawan Khera's arrest and release, the grand old party started its brainstorming session to chalk out the strategy for the upcoming elections in Raipur. Assembly polls will be held in nine states this year, including Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan where the Congress rules, and Madhya Pradesh and …

Ahead of Raipur plenary, Congress leaders debate need for CWC elections
1 year, 10 months ago

Ahead of Raipur plenary, Congress leaders debate need for CWC elections

The Hindu  

The upcoming 85th plenary session of the Congress, to be held in Raipur between February 24 and 26, will not only endorse Mallikarjun Kharge’s election as the party president but is also expected to provide a road map for the party’s political revival before the 2024 Lok Sabha election. Several others, however, have argued holding elections could create fissures among …

All Eyes on How CWC Will be Formed at Congress Feb 24-26 Plenary
1 year, 10 months ago

All Eyes on How CWC Will be Formed at Congress Feb 24-26 Plenary

News 18  

The 85th plenary session of the Congress, which is being held on February 24 to 26 near Naya Raipur, will ratify the election of its President Mallikarjun Kharge, but the world outside will be watching closely how the new Congress Working Committee will be formed. Congress leaders are wondering if the new President will hold the Congress Working Committee elections …

PCC seniors hopeful of a TS face in the next CWC
1 year, 10 months ago

PCC seniors hopeful of a TS face in the next CWC

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: With no representation in the existing AICC’s steering committee, leaders from Telangana are wondering if any important leader from the State would be able to make it to the next Congress Working Committee. According to party sources, some senior leaders remain hopeful, and feel seniors like former PCC chiefs Ponnala Lakshmaiah or V. Hanumantha Rao should be accommodated in …

Congress plans to hold elections for 12-member CWC Feb. end
1 year, 10 months ago

Congress plans to hold elections for 12-member CWC Feb. end

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The Congress is all set to hold elections for the 12 members of the Congress Working Committee, the highest decision making body of the party. The plenary, to be held between February 24 and February 26 in Raipur, will endorse Mr Kharge’s election as the party president as well as pave the way for election to the CWC. …

Congress presidential elections: A look at past chiefs since independence
2 years, 2 months ago

Congress presidential elections: A look at past chiefs since independence

Hindustan Times  

The fate of who will become the Congress's next president - between veteran leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor - is being sealed on Monday with voting going across the country; the results will be out on Wednesday. More than 9,000 Pradesh Congress Committee delegates are eligible to vote to pick the party chief to succeed interim chief Sonia Gandhi …

Polling to elect Congress president set to commence
2 years, 2 months ago

Polling to elect Congress president set to commence

Hindustan Times  

The polling to elect Congress’s 37th president since Independence is being held on Monday at the party’s state offices and the headquarters in New Delhi. Rahul Gandhi was expected to vote at a special polling booth at the party’s “Bharat Jodo Yatra” campsite at Sanganakallu in Karnataka. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The last non-Gandhi Congress president, Sitaram Kesri, headed the …

Congress President Election Today, Know How Party Delegates Will Vote To Choose Their New Chief
2 years, 2 months ago

Congress President Election Today, Know How Party Delegates Will Vote To Choose Their New Chief

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Congress party gets set to have a non-Gandhi president in more than 24 years as senior Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor will face off in an electoral contest on Monday. According to news agency PTI, electors in the Congress presidential polls were asked to put a tick mark against the name of their choice on …

Curtains Fall on Game of Thrones as Kharge, Tharoor Square Off Today. But How is Cong Prez Elected?
2 years, 2 months ago

Curtains Fall on Game of Thrones as Kharge, Tharoor Square Off Today. But How is Cong Prez Elected?

News 18  

The stage is set for the long-awaited contest for the post of Congress chief, a crown grudgingly worn by Sonia Gandhi since her son Rahul Gandhi stepped down in the face of the party’s humiliating defeat in the 2019 elections. Congress general secretary Ajay Maken had earlier said the presidential election will take place according to the party’s rules. Pradesh …

Congress presidential election | Shashi Tharoor says will call for CWC elections if elected party chief
2 years, 2 months ago

Congress presidential election | Shashi Tharoor says will call for CWC elections if elected party chief

The Hindu  

Congress presidential candidate Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday asserted that if he becomes the All India Congress Committee chief, he would fully implement the party's existing constitution which requires Congress Working Committee elections and revival of the parliamentary board that has been dormant for a quarter-century. In an interview with PTI, Mr. Tharoor also said the Congress must decentralise authority and …

Rahul Gandhi as Congress Chief Again? Cryptic Facebook Post Fuels Speculations as Party Readies for Prez Polls
2 years, 3 months ago

Rahul Gandhi as Congress Chief Again? Cryptic Facebook Post Fuels Speculations as Party Readies for Prez Polls

News 18  

Rahul Gandhi, who is on a 3,500-km long Bharat Jodo Yatra, on Monday posted a cryptic post on Facebook which have wide interpretations in the present context as his party Congress is preparing to elect its president. Will not stop, will not bow down, will unite India," read a loose translation of the former Congress chief’s Facebook post in Hindi …

Dissident Congress leader Anand Sharma raises questions on electoral rolls at CWC meet, say sources
2 years, 3 months ago

Dissident Congress leader Anand Sharma raises questions on electoral rolls at CWC meet, say sources

Firstpost  

Speaking at the CWC meeting, Sharma claimed he has received complaints that neither any virtual nor any physical meeting was held to finalise the electoral roll. New Delhi: Dissident Congress leader Anand Sharma on Sunday raised questions during the crucial CWC meeting on the preparation of electoral rolls for the AICC president’s election and asked whether due process under the …

Congress president election to be held on Oct 17, CWC announces revised schedule
2 years, 3 months ago

Congress president election to be held on Oct 17, CWC announces revised schedule

Hindustan Times  

The Congress Working Committee announced a revised schedule for its long-awaited election for the party president on Sunday. The Congress Working Committee on Sunday approved the final schedule of dates suggested by the AICC’s Central Election Authority for election to the post of party president. CWC approved the final schedule of dates suggested by the Central Election Authority of the …

Congress set to hold president polls on October 17
2 years, 3 months ago

Congress set to hold president polls on October 17

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The election to the post of Congress president will be held on October 17 and the results will be declared after counting on October 19 after the Congress Working Committee gave its stamp of approval. The Congress had announced in October last year that the election of the new party president will be held between August 21 and …

CWC endorses schedule; Congress to elect its president on October 17
2 years, 3 months ago

CWC endorses schedule; Congress to elect its president on October 17

The Hindu  

The Congress will hold the election to the post of its president on October 17, the party announced here on Sunday after the election schedule was endorsed by the Congress Working Committee. But in the brief virtual meeting, none of the members raised his exit or expressed solidarity with the Gandhi family, which was at the centre of Mr. Azad’s …

Crucial CWC meet on Sunday to approve schedule for Congress president poll
2 years, 3 months ago

Crucial CWC meet on Sunday to approve schedule for Congress president poll

India Today  

A crucial meeting of Congress Working Committee will take place on Sunday afternoon to approve the schedule for the election of the next Congress chief. READ | After Azad jolt, another setback for Congress as Anand Sharma quits Himachal party post According to sources, so far, the only agenda of the CWC meet is discussion on the schedule of election …

Poll schedule to elect new Congress chief gets underway
2 years, 4 months ago

Poll schedule to elect new Congress chief gets underway

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The process for the election of Congress president got underway on Sunday, with the party's election authority saying it would stick to the schedule of electing a new chief by September 20. Chairman of the party's Central Election Authority Madhusudan Mistry told PTI that it was up to the Congress Working Committee to approve the final date for …

Congress set to miss timeline to start party chief election process
2 years, 4 months ago

Congress set to miss timeline to start party chief election process

The Hindu  

The Congress is all set to miss its earlier announced timeline of starting the process of electing a new All India Congress Committee President on August 20. But the CWC is yet to approve the final schedule even though the Central Election Authority, headed by Madhusudan Mistry, is said to have sent it for approval by the party’s highest decision-making …

Explained: What is CWC, the highest decision-making body of Congress
2 years, 9 months ago

Explained: What is CWC, the highest decision-making body of Congress

Hindustan Times  

The Congress on Sunday convened its emergency Congress Working Committee meeting to review its performance after its poor performance in the just concluded Assembly elections of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur. According to the Congress constitution, the CWC is comprised of the working president, the leader of the party and 23 other members. Congress president Sonia Gandhi chairing …

Sonia Gandhi to Stay on as Congress Chief, No Resignation in Party, CWC Decides After Key Meet
2 years, 9 months ago

Sonia Gandhi to Stay on as Congress Chief, No Resignation in Party, CWC Decides After Key Meet

News 18  

Four hours after a key meeting on Sunday, the Congress Working Committee “unanimously reaffirmed” faith in president Sonia Gandhi’s leadership, as well as called for large-scale reforms and corrective measures for an organisational revamp. The CWC asked Sonia Gandhi to address weaknesses and effect necessary changes, as per a statement released after the meeting that was held to address the …

Congress Working Committee to meet on Sunday to discuss party's poll washout
2 years, 9 months ago

Congress Working Committee to meet on Sunday to discuss party's poll washout

India Today  

Congress Working Committee, the highest executive authority of the Congress party, is set to meet on Sunday. The CWC consists of the Congress president, leader of the Congress parliamentary party and 23 other members, 12 of whom are elected by the All India Congress Committee. Congress party's poor performance in the recently-concluded assembly elections in five states is likely to …

CWC likely to give nod to elections for new party president
3 years, 2 months ago

CWC likely to give nod to elections for new party president

India TV News  

It's official that the Congress Working Committee will be meeting on October 16 to deliberate on many issues and after demands from many quarters for elections it may give the nod to organisational polls, sources said. The Congress has not had a regular president since the resignation of Rahul Gandhi in 2019 and from August that year Sonia Gandhi has …

Congress to discuss Lakhimpur violence, internal polls at CWC meet on 16 October
3 years, 2 months ago

Congress to discuss Lakhimpur violence, internal polls at CWC meet on 16 October

Firstpost  

The party leadership is also likely to decide on the schedule for electing the new Congress chief, to deliberate on the current political situation and other organisational matters New Delhi: Top Congress leadership will gather here on 16 October to deliberate on the current political situation, including the Lakhimpur violence, and decide on the organisational elections at a meeting of …

With pandemic and polls, Sonia Gandhi may remain Congress president till 2022
3 years, 7 months ago

With pandemic and polls, Sonia Gandhi may remain Congress president till 2022

Hindustan Times  

At a meeting on May 10, the Congress Working Committee “temporarily” deferred the long overdue organisational elections. The circumstances make Sonia Gandhi’s continuation as the party’s interim president inevitable through this year, perhaps until polls happen to five state assemblies in the first quarter of 2022. “Even if we want to hasten party elections, how do we do it?” wondered …

Congress to discuss polls debacle, COVID situation in CWC meet on Monday
3 years, 7 months ago

Congress to discuss polls debacle, COVID situation in CWC meet on Monday

Live Mint  

The Congress Working Committee is scheduled to hold a meeting on May 10 to discuss recently declared Assembly election results and COVID-19 situation in the country. On Friday, Congress President Sonia Gandhi had alleged that the BJP-led government at the Centre has "failed the people of country", and "abdicated its fundamental responsibilities and duties towards the people" in the COVID-19 …

Congress prepares for AICC organisational elections - Will Rahul Gandhi file nomination for president?
4 years, 1 month ago

Congress prepares for AICC organisational elections - Will Rahul Gandhi file nomination for president?

India TV News  

The third meeting of Central Election Authority committee of Congress party headed by senior Congress leader Madhusudan Mistry took place on Tuesday at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi. The election will be held for the remaining term of Congress president and also likely to be held for the working committee, the highest decision making body of Congress party. At …

Congress leaders continue parleys
4 years, 4 months ago

Congress leaders continue parleys

The Hindu  

After getting rapped on the knuckles by the Congress Working Committee for making public the letter written to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, raising a host of questions on the party’s functioning, the group of leaders who authored the letter had a long meeting at party General Secretary Ghulam Nabi Azad’s residence in Delhi. The CWC urges and advises all concerned …

Congress crisis: 4 possible outcomes of crucial CWC meeting
4 years, 4 months ago

Congress crisis: 4 possible outcomes of crucial CWC meeting

India Today  

A crucial meeting of the Congress Working Committee on Monday will determine the person who will replace Sonia Gandhi’s if she formally announces her decision to step down as interim president of the party. Anxious Congress leaders will take part in a virtual CWC meeting today to decide on the crucial matter, hoping to put an end to the party’s …

After 7-hour CWC meet, Congress promises change in 6 months, still keeps Sonia Gandhi as interim chief
4 years, 4 months ago

After 7-hour CWC meet, Congress promises change in 6 months, still keeps Sonia Gandhi as interim chief

India Today  

A day full of twists, turns and returns turned into much ado about nothing as the Congress ended back where it had started from -- with Sonia Gandhi as the interim president of the party. Here is all that went down in the Congress Working Committee meet today: SONIA GANDHI OFFERS TO QUIT, LEADERS URGE HER TO STAY ON In …

Congress calls CWC meet on Monday amid widening internal rift. Talks on leadership likely
4 years, 4 months ago

Congress calls CWC meet on Monday amid widening internal rift. Talks on leadership likely

India Today  

With the political crisis in Rajasthan just over, the Congress Working Committee will be meeting on Monday at 11 am via video conferencing. The CWC meeting was due since Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi's one-year term ended on August 14. CWC, which is the party's highest decision-making body, is likely to take up the leadership issue with reports that a …

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